Century Aluminum (CENX) Competitors $22.90 +0.08 (+0.35%) Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.85 -0.05 (-0.22%) As of 07/25/2025 06:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CENX vs. KALU, AA, FCX, HBM, SCCO, ESAB, AMBP, TRS, NWPX, and EAFShould you be buying Century Aluminum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Century Aluminum include Kaiser Aluminum (KALU), Alcoa (AA), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), HudBay Minerals (HBM), Southern Copper (SCCO), ESAB (ESAB), Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP), TriMas (TRS), NWPX Infrastructure (NWPX), and GrafTech International (EAF). Century Aluminum vs. Its Competitors Kaiser Aluminum Alcoa Freeport-McMoRan HudBay Minerals Southern Copper ESAB Ardagh Metal Packaging TriMas NWPX Infrastructure GrafTech International Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX) and Kaiser Aluminum (NASDAQ:KALU) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation. Is CENX or KALU more profitable? Century Aluminum has a net margin of 5.17% compared to Kaiser Aluminum's net margin of 2.05%. Century Aluminum's return on equity of 19.06% beat Kaiser Aluminum's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Century Aluminum5.17% 19.06% 6.43% Kaiser Aluminum 2.05%8.03%2.41% Do insiders & institutionals believe in CENX or KALU? 61.6% of Century Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Century Aluminum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kaiser Aluminum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, CENX or KALU? Century Aluminum has a beta of 2.55, suggesting that its share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kaiser Aluminum has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CENX or KALU? In the previous week, Century Aluminum and Century Aluminum both had 15 articles in the media. Century Aluminum's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Kaiser Aluminum's score of 0.78 indicating that Century Aluminum is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Century Aluminum 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kaiser Aluminum 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend CENX or KALU? Century Aluminum currently has a consensus price target of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.26%. Kaiser Aluminum has a consensus price target of $69.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.78%. Given Century Aluminum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Century Aluminum is more favorable than Kaiser Aluminum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Century Aluminum 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Kaiser Aluminum 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has better earnings & valuation, CENX or KALU? Century Aluminum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kaiser Aluminum. Century Aluminum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kaiser Aluminum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCentury Aluminum$2.36B0.90$336.80M$1.1819.41Kaiser Aluminum$3.02B0.44$46.80M$3.8921.31 SummaryCentury Aluminum beats Kaiser Aluminum on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Century Aluminum News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CENX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CENX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CENX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCentury AluminumMETAL PROC&FABR IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.13B$2.34B$7.88B$9.50BDividend YieldN/A2.86%4.55%4.01%P/E Ratio19.4124.2325.6020.08Price / Sales0.9010.19101.4589.23Price / Cash5.0312.6727.9258.56Price / Book3.212.224.465.88Net Income$336.80M$107.10M$795.63M$258.72M7 Day Performance12.70%4.01%1.38%3.72%1 Month Performance25.55%12.34%5.62%11.73%1 Year Performance48.51%24.68%31.99%18.02% Century Aluminum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CENXCentury Aluminum2.6157 of 5 stars$22.90+0.4%$24.33+6.3%+51.1%$2.13B$2.36B19.412,971News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeKALUKaiser Aluminum2.4796 of 5 stars$91.53+2.1%$69.00-24.6%+6.2%$1.48B$3.02B34.284,000News CoverageEarnings ReportAAAlcoa4.2045 of 5 stars$30.95+2.0%$41.23+33.2%-6.2%$7.85B$11.90B7.3113,900Analyst RevisionFCXFreeport-McMoRan4.9367 of 5 stars$45.25+1.0%$50.71+12.1%+0.8%$65.02B$25.46B37.3928,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionHBMHudBay Minerals3.3773 of 5 stars$9.81+0.5%N/A+23.8%$3.88B$2.09B25.802,803Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionSCCOSouthern Copper2.3526 of 5 stars$98.18+1.8%$91.00-7.3%-5.9%$78.16B$11.43B21.4816,133Positive NewsDividend IncreaseESABESAB2.8045 of 5 stars$128.08-1.5%$138.89+8.4%+33.8%$7.76B$2.74B28.859,300News CoveragePositive NewsAMBPArdagh Metal Packaging3.4352 of 5 stars$4.53-1.0%$4.52-0.1%+3.0%$2.73B$4.91B24.056,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementTRSTriMas4.7528 of 5 stars$30.56+1.6%$40.00+30.9%+16.2%$1.24B$925.01M39.693,900News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNWPXNWPX Infrastructure3.0748 of 5 stars$40.99+0.5%$55.00+34.2%+13.7%$404.98M$492.55M12.541,358News CoverageUpcoming EarningsEAFGrafTech International0.9148 of 5 stars$1.33-9.2%$1.63+22.6%+80.1%$342.05M$538.78M-2.451,072News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KALU Competitors AA Competitors FCX Competitors HBM Competitors SCCO Competitors ESAB Competitors AMBP Competitors TRS Competitors NWPX Competitors EAF Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CENX) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | Sponsored[Shocking New Report] U.S. Dollar To Crash?The "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…GoldCo Precious Metals | SponsoredTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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